Jayjay Helterbrand, a former Most Valuable Player in the Philippine Basketball Association, celebrated with former PBA Rookie of the Year Rico Maierhofer as their YouTube channel 'PBAmotoclub' surpassed 100,000 subscribers.
PBA Motoclub, which stands for Philippine Bikers Amazing Motorcycle Club, was Maierhofer’s and Helterbrand's idea of filming their road trip highlights with former and current PBA players and coaches.
In their vlog posted on June 12, Helterbrand and Maierhofer thanked their fans by giving away a helmet, balaclavas, and shirts.
"Us who are retired, we have all the time in the world. We can enjoy the scenery, the view, and the camaraderie. The main reason we ride is that we enjoy it; even our opponents in basketball are with us now," Maierhofer said in one of their previous vlogs.
The moto-vlogging channel started in June 2020, while the PBA was still suspended due to the COVID- 19 pandemic..
The club consists of an All-Star cast such as James Yap, Mark Caguioa, Marc Pingris, Joe Devance, LA Tenorio, Sol Mercado, KG Canaleta, Paul Artadi, JC Intal, Jun Limpot, Danny Ildefonso, and coach Jorge Gallent.
Highlight of the vlogs were the players’ riding adventures in Tagaytay Highlands, San Juan beach in La Union, Networx Jetsports Subic Bay, The Old Grove Farmstead in Lipa, Batangas, and Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort in Tiaong, Quezon.
The PBA stars also flaunted their collection of expensive sports bikes, such as the BMW R nineT Urban G/S of Yap, , the BMW XR1000 of Helterbrand, and the BMW R nineT Scrambler of Canaleta.
PBAmotoclub also includes a segment of Online Kwentuhan, where they talk about their basketball careers and lives during the quarantine. As of today, their channel has a subscriber count of 103,000 with 6.5 million views and counting.